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Meaning:
Noun:
- a bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder
- a grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining
- legal In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based;
The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted. - legal In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.
However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.
Source: Wiktionary
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